Unlike most sharks, the whale shark’s mouth is located on the front rather than the underside

Unlike most sharks, the whale shark’s mouth is located on the front rather than the underside of its head. The shark feeds by swimming through schools of prey with its mouth open, or else sucking the plankton into its mouth. A vast amount of these tiny organisms is needed to feed the massive shark - a juvenile whale shark will eat up to 50 pounds of plankton a day! -- source link
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